Tiffany Thiele works in her Pioneer Square studio making kiln-formed glass plates, platters and votive candle holders. Each piece of glass is layered with subtle colors and textures, including lamp-worked twisted cane, stringers and intentional bubble inclusions. Tiffany spends her time creating in her studio as well as teaching art as a means of relaxation at Swedish's Cancer Institute. She believes in the value of having beautiful, affordable and functional art in the home and is pleased to be able to offer individually unique pieces at Venue.

6408 32nd Avenue NWIn his first ArtWalk appearance at Walter's in six months, Matt Bazemore presents new work at this beloved Sunset Hill hangout. His paintings of local scenes include the Ballard Lock's Rose Garden and the turtle pond at Golden Gardens. Visit Bazemore's website to see more of his Ballard-centric work.

July (18x24)

Center of the Universe Network Care2622 NW Market Street, Suite CEckhart Tolle in his Book The New Earth, writes that our first discovery of flowers was a re-introduction to our Selves as conscious and spiritual beings. Artist Leah Libow goes a step further saying it also woke us up to the sensual and feminine nature of all things in the universe.

In her show Ancient Configurations of Beauty and Harmony, Libow explores how pattern - from the naturally erotic design of flowers, to the design of stones spun on the surface of canvas, stains sunk into fabric, and the use of doilies, lace and silhouettes of people as stencils - spins itself into organic, abstract and expressive images of the feminine. Using acrylic, watercolor, tea, random stains, beeswax, found fabric, doilies, lace and thread, she creates images that are simultaneously subtle and sweet and wild and erotic. See more about the artist at her website.

Annie's Art & Frame
2212 Northwest Market Street
Joey Bates often focuses on portraiture with an emphasis on facial expression. "In my down time I turn to figure studies. The pieces exhibited here are the result of several drawing sessions over the course of the past two years."

Bates received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in 2005. His work has been shown in over 40 exhibitions along the west coast and appears in several private collections. To view more art and information check out the artist's website.

Haven Salon5810 24th Avenue NW
Artist Jenifer Rees has long worked in watercolor to create beautiful blends of color through repeated overlays in her landscape paintings. In recent years, she has experimented with using the medium more gesturally, through both wet and dry techniques, to create vivid and expressive images. Jenifer is drawn to outdoor subjects that reveal something about how they have been formed, and/or those subjects that create strong juxtapositions to their settings. Her current show, Gestures, features both scenes from her travels and studies of the beautiful madrone tree found here in the Pacific Northwest.

Cliffhanger Madrone

Santorini Belfry

Kiss Cafe2817 NW Market StreetDave Bloomfield, aka "Starheadboy", is a super prolific artist born and raised in the gorgeous Pacific Northwest. He flows his vibrant art through pure stream of conscious and relies on raw instinct, unlimited imagination, and constant inspiration to create his work.

Habitude Salon & Spa2801 NW Market StreetMonica Frisell grew up in Seattle and began photographing while in high school. Moving to New York City in 2005, there she photographed musicians both in live concerts and at recording sessions. Frisell's work has been published in national magazines such as Jazz Time and Fretboard Journal. Most recently, she publishes a photo essay entitled Sign of Life Recordings, documenting Bill Frisell's 858 Quartet recordings at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.

In the last five years, Frisell has also traveled extensively around Europe and America to explore her interest in modern decay. Her photo essay on post-Katrina New Orleans lead to her most recent project American Archeology, showing here in July. This show also includes photographs taken during a two-month road trip around the United States last winter. Frisell works predominately in black and while with a Leica M-6 camera, developing and printing all her photographs in her Ballard studio.

Art & Soul2860 NW Market StreetFor the past six years, Theresa Connolly has created multi-color reduction prints using linoleum and oil inks. The long process of carving and building up an image with layers of color gives her time to contemplate the things she loves like the moon, water and trees. Although detailed drawings are part of the preparation, she pares them down to a few lines on the linoleum to guide her. This approach allows her to work with the unexpected, after each layer of color. The result is a suggestion rather than a strict representation of a landscape or object. Recently, Connolly has started making extra prints to cut up and create collages, as well as adding watercolor silkscreen prints to her repertoire. Whichever method, she sees her prints as thank you notes to the people and elements in her world that sustain her.